02065nam a22003138a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141020003000170040002400200050002400224082001900248245006100267264005200328300005900380336002600439337002600465338003600491500007300527520100700600700004301607776003501650856004701685999001901732CR9780511779855UkCbUP20170413094208.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||100519s2010||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9780511779855 (ebook)  z9780521768528 (hardback)  z9780521745338 (paperback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aP35.5.U6 bL36 201000a306.44097322200aLanguage Diversity in the USA /cEdited by Kim Potowski. 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2010.  a1 online resource (346 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aWhat are the most widely spoken non-English languages in the USA? How did they reach the USA? Who speaks them, to whom, and for what purposes? What changes do these languages undergo as they come into contact with English? This book investigates the linguistic diversity of the USA by profiling the twelve most commonly used languages other than English. Each chapter paints a portrait of the history, current demographics, community characteristics, economic status, and language maintenance of each language group, and looks ahead to the future of each language. The book challenges myths about the 'official' language of the USA, explores the degree to which today's immigrants are learning English and assimilating into the mainstream, and discusses the relationship between linguistic diversity and national unity. Written in a coherent and structured style, Language Diversity in the USA is essential reading for advanced students and researchers in sociolinguistics, bilingualism, and education.1 aPotowski, Kim,eeditor of compilation.08iPrint version: z978052176852840uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511779855  c179303d179303